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Seismic survey in progress until 20 dec by M/V osprey explorer towing 10500 meter long cable in area bound…

Caribbean Sea · NAVAREA IV 405/11

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-12-19 14:36Z

This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.

Source and dates
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · OSPREY EXPLORER 191858Z NOV 11.. Issued 2011-11-19 20:54Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered
Caribbean Sea. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2011-11-19 20:54Z
status
Archived notice
authority
OSPREY EXPLORER 191858Z NOV 11.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IV
issued by
OSPREY EXPLORER
sea
Caribbean Sea
position
12.585, -73.536
vessel
M/V OSPREY EXPLORER · 72 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CARIBBEAN SEA.
COLOMBIA-NORTH COAST.
1. SEISMIC SURVEY IN PROGRESS UNTIL 20 DEC
   BY M/V OSPREY EXPLORER TOWING 10500 METER
   LONG CABLE IN AREA BOUND BY
   11-52.7N 073-59.9W, 12-06.3N 074-05.5W,
   12-57.2N 074-08.6W, 13-05.5N 073-47.2W,
   13-04.4N 072-56.2W, 12-26.5N 072-46.9W.
   EIGHT MILE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 21 DEC.

Reading this warning

Seismic survey
A survey that maps the rock beneath the seabed with sound pulses from air guns, recorded on streamers kilometres long.
Towed array / streamer
Equipment towed a long way behind a vessel — sonar, a hydrophone cable, a sampling sled — invisible at the surface.
Tow / towing
A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
Area bound by
Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
Position (degrees and minutes)
How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
Wide berth requested
Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work

48 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

24 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 05:05Z; source collection times vary.

Cable ops

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